‘More to do’ on AMA gender equality, says vice-president
The AMA recently partnered with Monash University’s Advancing Women in Healthcare Leadership research project to improve career progression for women.
The AMA has existed for 60 years yet has had just two female presidents: Dr Rosanna Capolingua and Professor Kerryn Phelps.
In 2019, it set targets for gender diversity, which it failed to meet by the original deadline of 2021.
But the AMA did achieve its overall diversity target in 2022 — at least 40% women and 40% men on average across all federal AMA councils and committees, with 20% flexible — after setting a revised deadline of 2024.
AMA vice-president Dr Danielle McMullen said it was “no surprise” that equality issues in medicine were reflected in a longstanding medical organisation.
